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In a recent letter to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), TCU President Bob Scardelletti expressed the support of TTX in their application to reauthorize the company’s flatcar pooling authority. In the letter President Scardelletti states: Transportation Communications Union/IAM strongly supports an extension of TTX Company’s flatcar pooling authority, as we rely on TTX to provide
Read moreIn the recently released DOL Newsletter: DOL Celebrates 75th Anniversary Honor Veterans by Hiring Veterans Creating Models for How Government, Business Can Work Together Doing Business in the USA Tracking Workplace Injuries to Help Prevent Them Meet the New DOL Leadership More…. Click here to read the November DOL newsletter.
Read moreJust four months ago in Quebec, a runaway train carrying 72 cars of crude oil killed 47 people and demolished the town of Lac-Megantic. The accident occurred after a crew member, working alone, parked the train uphill from the town for the night. Unmanned, the train rolled down the track and exploded. Though the official
Read moreA recent meeting of TCU/IAM Local Chairpersons presented the attendees with information vital to take back to their Locals. With a packed agenda for Clerks, Carmen, Supervisors and all other crafts within TCU and breakout sessions with the Unit National Reps each attendee was given information that will continue to make TCU a more effective
Read moreOctober 1, 2013 is the implementation date for Section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA), and it is quickly approaching. Section 209 calls for states to share costs with Amtrak under a consistent formula for all routes less than 750 miles in length outside of the Northeast Corridor. There are
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